Paʻi ʻia ka pauka Spirulina e lilo i papa spirulina, ʻike ʻia ka ʻōmaʻomaʻo uliuli ʻeleʻele.ʻO Spirulina kahi papa o nā mea kanu haʻahaʻa, nona ka phylum Cyanobacteria, e ulu ana i loko o ka wai, kūpono no nā wahi alkaline kiʻekiʻe, ma lalo o ka microscope e ʻike ʻia he ʻano heʻe.He waiwai nui ka Spirulina i ka protein kiʻekiʻe, nā momona momona o ka γ-linolenic acid, carotenoids, vitamina, a me nā ʻano mea like ʻole e like me ka hao, iodine, selenium, zinc, etc.